The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) has introduced the SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018 (“2018 Regulations”) to replace the extant SEBI (Settlement of Administrative and Civil Proceedings) Regulations, 2014 (“2014 Regulations”). The 2018 Regulations have have come into force from 1stJanuary 2019 and are meant to add to and evolve the SEBI’s settlement framework so as to improve the existing processes and also act as an enabler for ease of doing business in the growing securities market. This article seeks to analyze the substantial developments brought forth by the 2018 Regulations. Background SEBI had first put forth a consent mechanism for the settlement of offences under securities law in…